Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels in South Asians in North America.
This report demonstrates that South Asians living in North America have elevated levels of Lp(a) compared with North American whites. Elevated Lp(a) levels may account, in part, for the tendency of South Asians to develop premature coronary heart disease (CHD).
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Preventive Cardiology and Therapeutics Research Program, Hamilton Civics Hospitals Research Centre, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
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Pogue
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Haffner
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Pearson
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Yusuf
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D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D044466:Asian People; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009656:North America; D012307:Risk Factors; D044465:White People
D017270:Lipoprotein(a)